No to IQ Cut-Off for Community Living Services

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We the undersigned call on you to reverse the recent decision to deny services to vulnerable British Columbians based on an arbitrary IQ cut-off of 70. We urge your government to act immediately to provide the necessary resources and direction to ensure:

- All adults with developmental challenges who cannot live safely without support have timely access to appropriate services and supports;

- All children and youth with special needs have timely access to appropriate services -- delivered in their communities and based on individual need, not diagnostic labels! -- to allow them to maximise their potential;

- Families, agencies and caregivers who care for challenging adults and children are appropriately supported

- Appropriate transition planning and integration of service delivery to address major and worsening gaps in the current system.

5125 Signatures

  • Ian Weniger
    • Comments
    • If the ministry claims that IQ is and has always been one of many factors in deciding who gets services, could someone please show me how this buffet of care actually works?
  • Patti Bacchus
  • Maureen Bayless
  • Lianne Payne
  • Will Hartman
  • Cameron Siguenza
    • Comments
    • Vancouver, BC
  • Dolan Badger
  • Jean Momberg
  • Denise Norman
    • Comments
    • I think you should be ashamed of yourselves for thinking people with IQ's over 70 aren't disabled. Shame Shame Shame!
  • Carmen Prion-Frank
  • Karen Hanna
    • Comments
    • functioning levels ar multidimensional, IQ levels are part of the equation but not the definitive answer!
  • Shana Myara
    • Comments
    • A cruel and surprising way to try to save some dollars. Without a safety net, you will be condemning people to incredible hardship, if not the street.
  • Allison McDonald
  • Barbara Laird
  • Jane Bouey
    • Comments
    • This is reprehensible - even in the "interim"
  • yvonne kwok
  • Vicki Webster
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  • Jane Dyson
    • Comments
    • IQ is an extremely poor predictor of needs. Please rescind this amendment to the legislation.
  • Stuart Mackinnon
  • Donna Stainsby
    • Comments
    • We have enough people without homes and help without adding some more who need help and deserve it.
  • Mark Brown
  • June Kaiser
  • Bob Rosen
  • Kimball Cariou
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  • Irene Jaakson
  • Neil Arao
  • Elaine Fraser
  • Joyce Arthur
  • Ken Bouey
    • Comments
    • Mr. Campbell should be ashamed of himself
  • Elizabeth Steele
    • Comments
    • I cannot put into words my loathing for this legislation.
  • Debbie Roberts
  • Gloria Enoch
  • David Bennett
  • Cyndi Gerlach
  • Louise Hutchinson
    • Comments
    • This is absolutely unacceptable!! Stop this!
  • Jen Travers
  • Lisa Cartwright
  • brent
  • Josee Benoit
  • Rietta Friesen
  • Kevin Millsip
  • Eleanor Gregory
  • Marvin Svingen
  • Terry McHugh
  • Louise Duguay
    • Comments
    • when is it going to stop?
  • Terry Rollerson
  • Elinor Knudson
  • Deborah Jean Smith
  • Raigen D'Angelo
  • Dr. Peter R. Johnson
    • Comments
    • The decision about an IQ of 70 must have been made by an accountant, because it makes no sense to a clinician.